Inaccurate description of `ast.AST` location attributes
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Description
[The document] (https://docs.python.org/3/library/ast.html#ast.AST.end_col_offset) states:
Instances of ast.expr and ast.stmt subclasses have lineno, col_offset, end_lineno, and end_col_offset attributes.
However, Some other classes which are not subclasses (excepthandler, arg, etc.) also have these attributes.
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- gh-136868
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Research direction
Start with the ast.AST end_col_offset documentation section linked in the issue and verify which AST classes expose location attributes. Update the description so it covers the stated non-expr and non-stmt classes, then confirm the documentation accurately reflects the affected classes.
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- python
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- documentation
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- Documentation
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